THE CURE FOR ALL DISEASES
crowns can be changed to plastic. (Remember, no metal must be
left under the crown.)
If you have many crowns, you should have them all removed
as quickly as possible. But you should not spend more than two
hours in the dentist's chair at any one time. That is too much
stress for your body.
Dr. Clark: Don 't accept intravenous (IV) treatments
during amalgam removal. Both IV bags and the supplements
used in them are polluted with propyl alcohol, benzene, and
wood alcohol.
Dr. Jerome: It is quite all right to have temporary crowns
placed on all teeth that need them in the first visit. You may then
go back and complete treatment over the next 6 to 12 months. It is
common to find a crowned tooth to be very weak and not worth
replacing the crown, particularly if you are already having a
partial made and could include this tooth in it.
Dr. Clark: We are accustomed to thinking that plastic is
metal-free. This is wrong. The original dental plastic, methyl
methacrylate was metal-free. But modern plastic contains
metal. The metal is ground up very finely and added to the
plastic in order to make it harder, give it sheen, color, etc.
Dr. Jerome: Dentists are not commonly given information on
these metals used in plastics. The information that comes with
dental supplies does not list them either. Most dentists never look
at a dental materials book after they graduate. The ADA,
however, has a library full of such information.^21
Dr. Clark: There are many lanthanide (Rare Earth) metals
used in dental plastic. Their effects on the body from
dentalware
(^21) Call the American Dental Association at (800) 621-8099 (Illinois
(800) 572-8309, Alaska or Hawaii (800) 621-3291). Members can ask
for the Bureau of Library Services, non-members ask for Public Infor-
mation.